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PAI-I 4G/5G polymorphism and sudden cardiac death in patients with coronary artery disease.
Thrombosis research - 15 Jul 2001
Anvari A, Schuster E, Gottsauner-Wolf M, Wojta J, Huber K
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: The 4G/5G polymorphism of the plasminogen activator inhibitor type I (PAI-I) gene is involved in coronary artery disease (CAD), with the highest risk in 4G/4G homozygotes. The role of PAI-I polymorphism in patients suffering from CAD and history of sudden cardiac death (SCD) has not been addressed yet. We studied the frequency distribution of the PAI-I gene to test the hypothesis that the 4G/4G...
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